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T. B. WALSH.

HOD.

APPLIUATION NLED MAY'zo, 1910. 991,118., Patented May 2,1911.

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HOD. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2 0, i910.

Patented May 2, 1911.

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.MMIII THOMAS IB. WALSH, OIF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May -2, 1911.

Application filed May 20, 1910. Serial No. 562,424.'v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, `THOMAS B. WALSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hods, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention` relates to' improvements..l in hods and has for'its objectthe production of an improved hod which shall be of simple constructionand eicient in operation.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter de-L scribed and claimed.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and inwhich, Figure 1 is a side View of a hod embodying my invention, Fig. 2,a top plan View of the same, Fig. 3, an end view of the same, F ig. 4,an enlarged section Lon line :z2- of Fig. 1, Fig. 5, an enlarged sectionon line y-y of Fi'g. 1,-and Fig. 6, an enlarged section on line e-z ofFig. 1.

The preferred form of construction as villustrated in the drawings'comprises a body member formedv of two substantially shaped sheet metalmembers 1 and 2 having over-lapping end portions 3 and et se- `curedtogether by means of bolts 5 pass- .ing therethrough. Additional boltholes 6 are `provided in members 3 and iy for the purpose of adjustingthe width of said body member. Said body member is carried by supportingarms and 8 which consist. of

iron pipes made up in U form to embrace said body member on the ends andbottom and pivoted at 9 and 10 at either end to body members 1 and 2, asshown. At each end supporting arms 7 and 8 are provided with outwardlyturned handle portions 11 and 12 which furnish a convenient grip forcarrying the hod, which is designed to be carried by two men walkingbetween handles 11 and 12. The bottom of the hod is closed by an adf-justable arm 13 hinged at 14 to member 8 and resting upon the lowerportion of member 7 when said bottom is in closed position, as shown.Supporting arms 7 and 8 are connected by means of adjustable upwardlybreaking self-locking braces 15 attached to said supporting arms abovetheir pivotal point and serving-to lock said arms 1n closed position.Adjustable reinforcing and .stiil'ening arms 16 'are` secured'acrossltheir lower portions and releases bottom 13 to discharge the contentsof said hod. The width of the hod may be readily increased or diminishedby means of bolts 5 andv bolt holes 6, arms15 and 16 being.adjustable'to permit of this. f

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect this is capable ofvariation or, modilication without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the exact detailsset forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A. device of the class described comprising a body; two supportingarms for said body, each of said arms being shaped to embrace said bodyand pivoted to either end thereof; operating -handles on either end ofsaid arms; and a bottom for said body hinged to one of said arms andresting upon the other, substantially as described.

2. A device' of "the class described colnprising a body; two supportingarms for said body, each of said arms being shaped to embrace said bodyand pivoted to either end'. thereof; operatinglhandles on either end ofsaid arms; a bottom for said body hinged to one of said arms and restingupon the other; and locking means for holding said arms in closedposition, scribed. 3. A device of the class described com-I arms forsaid body, each of said arms being shaped to embrace said body andpivoted to the ends of members 1 and 2 at the pivotal substantially asdeprising an adjustable body; two supporting either endthereof;operating-"handles on either end of said arms; an adjustable bottom forsaid body hinged to one of said arms land resting on the other; andylocking means for holding said arms in`closed position, Substantiallyas-describedg-y riti"` l4., A device ofrt'he- `class described com.-

jprising a vbody formed of tWo. substantially U-sihaped sheet-Inetalmembers adapted to form the sides and ends thereof andf'having l theirend portions overllapping and adjustably secured together; twosupporting arms for said body, each consisting of an iron ipe insubstantifill v U-form embracing the ottomof said bo y at one side withits lirnb's pivoted to opposite ends of one of said bod members;divergent handle portions on sai arms; an vadjustablebottom hinged onthe bottom-embracing portion of oneof said arms vand resting on that ofthe other; and an' adjustable upwardly breakingself-lock- 15 ing braceconnecting one end of s'aid arms -above their pivots,.substantia11y asde- THOMAS B. WALSH.

Witnesses:

ANET. E. HOGAN, JOSHUA R. H. PoTTs.

